这不一转眼的工夫
“And now, in the blink of an eye,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
每天各种琐事太多 没有办法跟大家 好好欢聚
“I've been so busy with trivial matters that I haven't been able to properly get together with everyone.”
这不 一转眼的工夫
“And now, in the blink of an eye,”
我又要去美国了
“I'm going back to America.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflecting on fleeting time before an overseas journey is a common Chinese rhetorical prelude to soften the sadness of departure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the blink of an eye
A very common colloquial expression indicating that time has passed exceptionally fast.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“In the blink of an eye,”
“it'll only take him the blink of an eye.”
“In the blink of an eye,”
“It's been so long since we last met.”
“As if overnight,”